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Some conservation targets

All species endemic to the Nimba Mountains and the forests of Upper Guinea, and in particular two species of amphibians, bats and the Nimba otter shrew (an African species of insectivorous, semi-aquatic shrew).
Eleven species of primates and forest duikers (small forest antelopes). More than 400 species of birds, including 16 endangered species : the Black-headed rufous warbler, Sierra Leone Prinia, the Nimba Flycatcher, and the White-necked Rockfowl.
Low- and medium-altitude forests, with an unbroken altitudinal gradient, from 400m to 1600m.

The altitudinal gradient of the forests of the Nimba Mountains

The Nimba Mountains are among the highest peaks in West Africa. They have an uninterrupted forest on their slopes from 400 m to 1600 m altitude, constituting a unique reservoir of biodiversity that can best withstand climate change. It is home to species typical of lowland Guinean forests as well as plants and animals adapted to mid-altitude environments. The maintenance of these forests on (...)

The viviparous toad of Nimba

The Nimba Mountains are known as the home to the world’s only viviparous toad. Unlike other toad species that lay eggs (oviparous), this is the only one that develops eggs in its body, thus giving birth to already formed (viviparous) froglets. The Western Nimba toad (Mount Nimba viviparous toad, Nimbaphrynoides occi- dentalis) is a small toad barely 2 cm long that lives in natural highland (...)

Primates endemic to the forests of Upper Guinea

With no less than 11 species, the Nimba Mountains landscape is an important conservation area for primates. These include the western chimpanzee (or West African chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes verus), the Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys), the Diana monkey ( Cercopithecus diana), Campbell’s monkey (Cercopithecus campbelli), the western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), and the king colobus (or (...)